Being an on call operating room nurse.
Taking call is a standard part of scheduling in the operating room. I was an operating room scrub nurse for 11 years and I served my time a plenty carrying that evil, evil pager. The rules were simple in our hospital, we had the main day shifters 6:45-3:00, the lunch relievers 10:30-7:00, late shifters from [...]
- October 25th, 2009
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What had happened wuz….Blogworld 09!! Woot!!
Well, blogworld has ended and we all made it back to Texas in the same condition in which we departed. Actually, now that I think about it NOPE, we didn’t! @nursewendy came back a married woman, @lipodoc came back with a couple of new bruises due to her stair dive and I have a nice [...]
- October 19th, 2009
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Blogworld hangover prevention
Blogworld is upon us come this Wednesday and, I have found myself in quite a dilemma. First off, I’m going to be at a huge conference, to learn as much as I possibly can about something I really know nothing about. This means, I actually have to pay attention to what is being said. This [...]
- October 13th, 2009
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Blogworld Bad Girls
While my buddy @nursewendy is terrified of blogworld I have just the opposite thoughts. I am stoked!!! I am by no means a computer wiz, I get excited if I send an email with an attached picture correctly. All I know is I’m going to be in Vegas with my best friends and, am going [...]
- October 12th, 2009
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Help shoo the flu
With flu season rampant, we nursies in the world of medicine are more at risk for contracting the viral bug because we are surrounded by it. Here’s my plan of action for keeping me and my family well. As a nurse in medical sales, all day long I go from one physicians’ office to another, [...]
- October 10th, 2009
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Crown of a day! Still off cigarettes with my e-cigs.
I had an awesome day!!! I have not smoked in 17 days, well let me rephrase that. I have not smoked a real cigarette in 17 days. I have been smoking my e-cig. LOVE IT!! The only down side of the day is my man has to work late so I don’t get to wrap [...]
- September 30th, 2009
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My pet-peeves about patients.
I just have to say this. Sometimes I just want to slap my patients! Nurses (stereotypically) are generally compassionate people. I have to say I would fall into that category but, there are certain times when I have just had enough and the nice flies right out the window. I am just going to touch [...]
- September 25th, 2009
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